David and Goliath : underdogs, misfits, and the art of battling giants /
Malcolm Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks. He begins with the r...
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Мова: | Англійська |
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New York :
Little, Brown and Company,
2013.
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| Редагування: | First edition. |
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| Онлайн доступ: | Author photo Cover image Additional information at Google Books Staff Review |
| Резюме: | Malcolm Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks. He begins with the real story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy (David and Goliath) those many years ago. From there, the book examines Northern Ireland's Troubles, the minds of cancer researchers and civil rights leaders, murder and the high costs of revenge, and the dynamics of successful and unsuccessful classrooms, all to demonstrate how much of what is beautiful and important in the world arises from what looks like suffering and adversity. |
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| Фізичний опис: | ix, 305 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Бібліографія: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0316204366 0316204374 031625178X 0316285250 9780316204361 9780316204378 9780316251785 9780316285254 |